Pumping this from the ground has caused man made earthquakes
What is Oil
100
In 2007 a mining roof collapsed, and was given this name.
What is Crandall Canyon Collapse
100
This is the number of earthquakes averaging per year in the years 2967-2000
What is 21 events
100
If wastewater plants reduce the quantity of waste then it it will give pressure time to _______.
What is release
100
The movement of this is what an earthquake is.
What is Geological faults
200
The massive water build up behind dams increases this underneath the crust of the earth .
What is stress or pressure
200
This is where a six strong panel of geoscientific pumping took place in 2012.
What is Northern Italy
200
This is the number of earthquakes that have occurred in the last three years.
What is 300 earthquakes
200
If this is provided then it is easier to predict when and where the next earthquake/ tremor will occur
What is stress
200
If earthquakes are not natural they are put into this category of earthquakes.
What is a Man Made Eathquake
300
This is a drilling process that injects millions of gallons of water, sand and chemicals under high pressure into a well.
What is Hydraulic Fracking
300
This is a place that had there first fatal earthquake in 1989 due to human activity.
What is Australia
300
This percentage of Britain's recorded seismic events were caused by human activity.
What is 25%
300
To settle the issue of man made earthquakes the understanding of the movement of this needs to occur.
What is the movement of plates
300
The plates that are pushed together go in this direction. (hint: same or different)
What is different
400
This is released and compressed into underground deposits.
What is Carbon Dioxide
400
This is the name of the building in Taiwan that caused an earthquake in 2005.
What is Taipei 101
400
Some believe that the wells that are what will soon leak and poison the aquifers
What is pumping water
400
This tells geologists when seismic waves have begun and tells if stronger ones are coming.
What is a seismograph
400
This is what holds the plates together.
What is Friction
500
Water that is salty of mixed with chemicals are pupped deep into the crust of the earth under all the fresh water aquifers so that the water is not contaminated is called this.
What is Water Disposal
500
In 1962 to 1966, this much toxic waste was disposed of into the earths crust.
What is 165 million gallons
500
In years 2009 to mid 2013 there were an average of this many earthquakes.
What is 40
500
These changes in the orientation of the ground to see if there are patterns are supposed to help predict earthquakes
What is gas
500
The immense what over comes the holding of the plates together causing the earthquake.